text_original: The news of the French victory at Marignano was so unpleasant that Henry VIII. for some time refused to believe it to be true. When at last it was impossible to doubt any longer, the necessity became urgent to put a spoke in the wheel of Francis I. England was not prepared to go to war with France without allies, and Wolsey developed his cleverness in attaining his ends by secret means.
text_transcription: THE NEWS OF THE FRENCH VICTORY AT MARGIGNANO WAS SO UNPLEASANT THAT HENRY THE EIGHTH FOR SOME TIME REFUSED TO BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE WHEN AT LAST IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DOUBT ANY LONGER THE NECESSITY BECAME URGENT TO PUT A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL OF FRANCIS THE FIRST ENGLAND WAS NOT PREPARED TO GO TO WAR WITH FRANCE WITHOUT ALLIES AND WOLSEY DEVELOPED HIS CLEVERNESS IN ATTAINING HIS ENDS BY SECRET MEANS
phonemes: ðə nˈuːz ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ vˈɪktɚɹi æt mˌæɹɪɡnˈɑːnoʊ wʌz sˌoʊ ʌnplˈɛzənt ðæt hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt. fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə bᵻlˈiːv ɪt təbi tɹˈuː. wˌɛn æt lˈæst ɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə dˈaʊt ˌɛni lˈɔŋɡɚ, ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi bɪkˌeɪm ˈɜːdʒənt tə pˌʊt ɐ spˈoʊk ɪnðə wˈiːl ʌv fɹˈænsɪs ˈaɪ. ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz nˌɑːt pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə ɡˌoʊ tə wˈɔːɹ wɪð fɹˈæns wɪðˌaʊt ˈælaɪz, ænd wˈɑːlsi dɪvˈɛləpt hɪz klˈɛvɚnəs ɪn ɐtˈeɪnɪŋ hɪz ˈɛndz baɪ sˈiːkɹᵻt mˈiːnz.